Improved washing-machine



i Ctnitrll A' States [tient @with GERMAN J. MATsoN, or ALMAM1CHIGAN, AssiGNon'To HIM;

v SELF AND SAMUEL-F. Jnnuor SAMEPLACE.

Lam Parent` No. 95,247, dazed samba 2s, 1869.

mrnovnn WASHING-MACHINE.

.The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent `and making part of the same4 To 'whom it may concern V Be it known that I, GERMAN J. MA'rsoN, of Alma, in the county of Gratiot, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and'useful mprovement in iVashing- Machine; and I do declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,'and being a part oft this Figure 1 isa perspective viewof my invention. Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the saine,

` ported by proper legs, B.4

O are inclined ribs, one of which is secured to each side of the ,interior oi' the box, which serve asguides to the lower rub-board D, which is grooved 'ou its sides to receive said ribs.

E is a similar' rub-board, working between and guided by the slides F, which are inclinedl at the'same angle as the I'ibs C. f

' rl.he slides F are not secured to the sides of the box, but are rigidly attached to the lower-,ends of` a gate, G, which slides freely in vertical grooves in the inner sides of the box, into which its inner legs g are halved. The outer legs of the gate are connected together at the bottom of the box, by the barH, to the bottom ot which is' secured `a`downward-projecting headed bolt h..

Iis a single-leaf spring, one end of which is rigidly secured to the cross-bar between the rear legs of the machine, whilev the other engages witlrthe bolt h and exerts a 'downward pressure thereon, drawing down the gate and the upper rnb-board E, its ytension being regulated by a thumb-screw, J, passing through the spring near its centre, and engaging with a nut in the transverse barK, inthe frame-work under the box.

L is a lever or trcadle,fulcrumed to the front transverse Vround of the legs, and` operating to raise the gate G. and-the rub-board E, and relieving the clothes i under it from pressure to any desired extent, as in washing light fabrics.

The legs of the gate are connected to the bar H, by screws M,which readily-allow the same to betaken apart, andthe rub-board to be removed from the box.

N are brackets, projecting from the front corners of the box, and into which is joui-nailed the' tumbling- `shaft 0, which is operated by the hand-lever P.

` Q are doublerarmed levers, secured tothe shaft O, and which give a reciprocating motion toy the rubboards D and E, through the. connecting-rods R, the

' lower pair of which operate through appropriate slots cut in the front sident1 `the box for that. purpose.

S is an oriiice,-in the lower and rear part of the box, for discharging its liquid contents, when necessary.. The rub-boards are serrated, as shown in fig. 2, and

may be longitudinallywaved 'or corrugated, to increase their efficiency. t

lo operate this device, the clothes being in the front part of the box, .which is partly lled with hod suds,

raise the upper rub-board by depressing the treadle L,

and introduce the article to be washed, release the treadle, and vibratev the lever P, which will cause the rub-boardsto reciprocate in opposite directions, pressing and rubbing thearticle between them, which, af ter a few motions, will be delivered clean in the rear end ofthe box.

By drawing ofi the waterafter Washing, and again passing the clothes between the rub-boards, the water will readily be squeezed ont of them.

What'I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is`- The combination and arrangement of the gate vGr, the slides F, the spring I, the thumb-screw J, the treadle L, the ribs (l, the rub-boards D and E, the connecting-rods R, the levers Q, the shaft O, the lever P, and the brackets N, in' connection with the box A, provided' with a sloping bottom and an outlet, S, when constructed 'and operating as aforesaid.y

Witnesses:-

WILLIYAM MOYER, J oHN D. HAYES. 

